After pulling my carbs off 2 times, the 3rd time I did it right and soaked them in Berrymans chem dip. Soaking them in dip cleans the very small passages in the carb body that cannot be cleaned manually or with spray cleaner. Just follow the directions on the dip can. Below is what mine looked like ...

I put the 12” on mine and love it. It usually stays on the lowest setting and as GBKid said 60° works for me too. I like being able to see over it. The wind from it is a smooth stream with no buffeting and the rain seems to go over my head and around the windshield. The wife said she can tell a diff...

1999 SE gets 35 mpg average on premium with ethanol and same on non-ethanol. 1 up, 2 up no difference. Riding into the wind will bring it down to about 30 mpg.
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Our congregation is about 15-20 and most above 60 years old. We should be able to have services again soon and have enough room to practice social distancing during services.
They say sunlight and humidity kill the virus and we have plenty of that in South Texas!
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Got the tail light on, Motobatt in and moved the car. We are back on the road!
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I guess toys are toys... Good to know.
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Two weeks ago we decided to go get groceries on the bike. The garage I keep the bike in is 14” off the ground, so I have a ramp. When I get to the end of the ramp I let the bike roll a little quicker to get past the point where my feet can’t touch the ground. Been doing it for 2 years now with no pr...

Worked from home today and the fork caps came in. Got the Progressive springs in and all good. With the new front tire and the springs, it is riding 1/4”-1/2” higher in the front and a lot better ride. No more sag during stops. I can still see over the MadStad, but I can tell it’s a little higher. T...

On my 99 the first time I removed the lever it was stuck between parts 2 and 3. I took a screwdriver and tapped it between them to get it apart. Been easier since.
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Started 2020 with about 46,150. Got 46,650 now.
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A quality 6 point metric socket is essential in these cases instead of the usual 12 or HF stuff. ;) Thanks for the info ct1500. We had a good Proto USA 24 mm 6 point socket. 6DD6F428-864B-4626-AA2B-32EEB44044DA.jpeg I will do as MikeB said and take off the bottom 1/16 of the socket to get a full bi...

Great job. Been a while since those forks have been taken apart I'd guess. I would guess never been apart. 46,000 miles and it set a lot of its life. I changed the fork oil last year, but filled them through the schreider valve holes. One tube had signs of the seal stuck to it so I had to polish it...

Thanks MikeB. I used heat on one and it broke loose. The other not so well. After heating, we tried rachet, impact and hammer impact with no luck. The flats were rounding off so the next move was a chisel and hammer. It finally broke loose after some serious hammering with a 4 lb. hammer. I have 2 n...

Need some ideas. Last weekend while changing the front tire, I noticed the left fork seal leaking. Bought the seals and bushings and made a tool from Wingdings “how to” to replace the springs with Progressives. (Thanks to Wingdings for the how to). I have the forks out, but the caps are TIGHT! I was...

We are in our “winter” which is a front once a week that will put us in the 40s-50s, but a day or so later back to 60s-70s. The fronts are slowing down and not as cold. We ride year round so the bike doesn’t set but maybe 2 weeks during January and February. Our summers can be brutal, so a lot of ea...

I am 5’9” and it does great. Even at 5’10-11” the 12” will be comfortable. I have kept it on the lower setting for most of the time I’ve had it on the bike. And leaned back about where the directions say to start. I get a smooth wind and can see over the top, which is what I was after. It will raise...

Hopped on my 1999 1500 this morning to back out of the garage and it was harder to move than normal. Checked the front tire and it was very low. Bad valve stem. Front tire is about 5 years old so I bought a new E4 and valve stem from Cyclemax this morning. They’re price on the E4 is pretty good. I b...

Well in the UK, petrol (gas);is around £1.21 per litre at the moment. Multiply that by 3.785 to get US gallons, then covert to US Dollars at around 1.29 dollars to the pound, and you get... $5.89 per U.S. Gallon. ... I'd take the California prices all day long!!! Happy New Year too, and congrats on...

It’s been a few months since I’ve posted anything. Been very busy with work and family. Got a new grandson last Thursday (grandkid #10). We will be going to see him in a couple of weeks. After 2 years, the 7/11 store down the road finally re-opened all new from Hurricane Harvey damage. They also hav...

I’ve had the 12” on my 1999 for close to a year and I’m definitely sold on it. I get more air, but it’s calmer and I can see over the top when all the way down. A lot cooler in the summer and works great in the rain. I ordered it through Cyclemax and when installing it I called MadStad with some que...

Glad you found it and moving forward.
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My vacuum diagram shows #3 Pink tube going to the IAT thermal vacuum valve (bimetallic under the breather) #2 Pink tube going to the IAT vacuum actuator (top front of the breather) and #1 Pink tube going to the bottom front of left carb. The TEE is also a check valve. In the bottom two views, it loo...

Is it metric? If not it would have to be aftermarket item or doesn’t go to the bike.
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Welcome to the Goldwing family and the forum. Glad you found the problem.
This forum is the best resource for answers. If you can’t find it in the How-tos someone will usually answer soon.
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Mh, As for the brace, when I installed the Blackwing on my bike, it was binding my forks. Out came the Drimel and a lot of trial fits. It was spreading my forks enough to cause the binding. I took off very little on the outside radius of the Blackwing, but it was enough to stop the binding. The self...